This document discusses analogies and provides examples of different types of analogies including: 1) Synonyms - words with the same meaning (happy:joyful) 2) Antonyms - words with opposite meanings (happy:sad) 3) Part and whole - parts that make up a whole (keypad:mobilephone) 4) Category - things that belong to the same class (milk:beverage) 5) Function - the use of an object (alcohol:sanitize) 6) Cause and effect - showing a cause and effect relationship (careless:accident)

1. ENGLISH 7

2. 1. night : day :: happy : sad
2. husband : spouse :: baby : infant
3. cold : shiver ::hot : sweat
4. greeting : letter :: title page : book
5. fish : sea :: lion : forest

3. ANALOGY

4. An analogy is a comparison of two
things to show their similarities and
relationships.

5. The term that means "word
relationships” is called Analogy. It is like
a word puzzle.
It always contains two pairs of words.
Example:
hungry : eat :: thirsty : drink

6. The single colon (:) represents the phrase
“is to”, and the double colon (::)
represents the word “as”. Thus, it is read
as hungry is to eat as thirsty is to drink.

7. 1. night : day :: happy : sad
2. husband : spouse :: baby : infant
3. cold : shiver ::hot : sweat
4. greeting : letter :: title page : book
5. fish : sea :: lion : forest

8. TYPES
OF
ANALOGY

9. 1. Synonyms
- words possessing the same meaning.
Example:
happy : joyful :: pretty : beautiful
big : large :: soft : cottony

10. find : discover :: begin : _______

11. find : discover :: begin : start

12. 2. Antonyms
- words opposite to each other in terms
of meaning.
Example:
happy : sad :: beautiful : awful
big : small :: soft : hard

13. clean : dirty :: heavy : ________

14. clean : dirty :: heavy : light

15. 3. Part and Whole
- several objects comprise or make up a
group.
Example:
keypad : mobilephone :: keyboard : computer
led : pencil :: ink : pen

16. eyes : head :: thumb : ______

17. eyes : head :: thumb : hand

18. 4. Category
- class or division of a noun having same
characteristics
Example:
milk : beverage :: cake : dessert
guava : fruit :: squash : vegetable

19. soldier : army :: player : ______

20. soldier : army :: player : team

21. 5. Function
- explains the use of an object
Example:
alcohol : sanitize :: broom : sweep
eyes : see :: ears : hear

22. mic : audio :: camera : ______

23. mic : audio :: camera : video

24. 6. Cause and Effect
- showing cause and effect relationship
Example:
war : destruction :: trash : pollution
convict : punishment :: acquit : freedom

25. careless: accident :: careful : _______

26. careless: accident :: careful : safety

27. LET’S TRY!

28. 1. knight : sword :: wizard : ______
a. castle
b. shield
c. wand

29. 1. knight : sword :: wizard : ______
a. castle
b. shield
c. wand

30. 2. sock : foot :: hat : ______
a. clothing
b. hand
c. head

31. 2. sock : foot :: hat : ______
a. clothing
b. hand
c. head

32. 3. leaves : tree :: petals : ______
a. branch
b. flower
c. fruit

33. 3. leaves : tree :: petals : ______
a. branch
b. flower
c. fruit

34. 4. scary: frightening :: funny: ______
a. fortunate
b. hilarious
c. dramatic

35. 4. scary: frightening :: funny: ______
a. fortunate
b. hilarious
c. dramatic

36. 5. sickness : health :: poverty : ______
a. marriage
b. poor
c. wealth

37. 5. sickness : health :: poverty : ______
a. marriage
b. poor
c. wealth